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Caliber Wealth Management LLC KS Sells 5,839 Shares of Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

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Key Points

  • Caliber Wealth Management LLC KS cut its Broadcom stake by 23.8%, selling 5,839 shares and leaving 18,709 shares valued at about $6.48 million.
  • Broadcom reported strong results (quarterly revenue $19.31B, +29.5% YoY; EPS $2.05) and is benefitting from AI/datacenter demand and deeper Google Cloud ties, but the stock trades at a rich valuation (PE ~79) with a consensus "Moderate Buy" target of $435.30.
  • Insider selling has been notable—324,282 shares (~$106.4M) sold in the last three months—while institutional ownership stands near 76.4% and insider ownership around 1.9%.
  • MarketBeat previews the top five stocks to own by June 1st.

Caliber Wealth Management LLC KS reduced its position in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO - Free Report) by 23.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 18,709 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock after selling 5,839 shares during the quarter. Broadcom comprises approximately 0.7% of Caliber Wealth Management LLC KS's holdings, making the stock its 28th largest holding. Caliber Wealth Management LLC KS's holdings in Broadcom were worth $6,475,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of AVGO. Baring Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Baring Financial LLC now owns 1,359 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $470,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Five Oceans Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Five Oceans Advisors now owns 8,191 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $2,835,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,170 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $716,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Private Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Private Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,273 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $1,410,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Planning Alternatives Ltd. ADV boosted its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Planning Alternatives Ltd. ADV now owns 2,168 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $715,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Broadcom

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

Broadcom Stock Up 1.4%

AVGO stock opened at $405.45 on Thursday. Broadcom Inc. has a one year low of $184.02 and a one year high of $429.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.92 trillion, a PE ratio of 79.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a current ratio of 1.90. The company has a fifty day moving average of $345.69 and a 200-day moving average of $349.33.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, March 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.05 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.03 by $0.02. Broadcom had a net margin of 36.57% and a return on equity of 38.61%. The company had revenue of $19.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.60 EPS. The business's revenue was up 29.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts expect that Broadcom Inc. will post 9.95 EPS for the current year.

Broadcom Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 23rd were paid a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 23rd. Broadcom's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 50.78%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on AVGO. Seaport Research Partners reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $485.00 price target on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Broadcom from $462.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Broadcom from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $400.00 price target for the company in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Broadcom from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $435.30.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on AVGO

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 50,488 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.60, for a total value of $16,236,940.80. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 278,141 shares in the company, valued at approximately $89,450,145.60. This trade represents a 15.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Justine Page sold 2,018 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $353.00, for a total transaction of $712,354.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 18,164 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,411,892. This trade represents a 10.00% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 324,282 shares of company stock worth $106,425,249. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Broadcom Profile

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Broadcom Inc NASDAQ: AVGO is a global technology company that designs, develops and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions for a broad range of markets. The company's semiconductor business provides components and systems for wired and wireless communications, enterprise and cloud storage, networking and broadband access, serving original equipment manufacturers, cloud service providers, telecommunications carriers and industrial customers worldwide. Broadcom is headquartered in Irvine, California, and operates globally with research, development and sales organizations across North America, Europe and Asia.

On the semiconductor side, Broadcom's portfolio includes system-on-chip (SoC) and application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) solutions, radio-frequency and connectivity components, Ethernet switching and PHY devices, storage adapters and controllers, optical transceivers and other networking silicon.

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